A tough matchup
5–1
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 83% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Fat Boy BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1501
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-06-07
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#285
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
363.36 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 356.50 (+6.86)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±51.47
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.55 · weakest Pork (156.98)
Road miles
2,010
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 662 mi
Schedule strength
44%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$154K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.70 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
356.50 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
7.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.8 years, then back at Smoke on the Falls (2021-04-09).
- last seen 2013-06-07
- back 2021-04-09
Chicken nemesis
5 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
LEE LA Q ahead 83% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, LEE LA Q has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±13.73%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±13.73% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 95.9% of a perfect score
- best 130.6%
An October team
Top 37%
average finish in October
Something about October: average finish in the top 37% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 3 October contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
100 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 16%
- Peak
- 1527
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Fat Boy BBQ)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Fat Boy BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3171 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Fat Boy BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3165 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3168 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3145 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with Fat Boy BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hangover | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Pig BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 142.8344 | 164.55 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 139.9998 | 161.68 | top 60% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 135.4284 | 156.98 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 150.2856 | 161.72 | top 55% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 28% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
12.3 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2025-10-03
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.55 · weakest Pork (156.98)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 3 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
11%
1 of 9 contests
Master average
623.70
out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
356.50
out of 360 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
421
316–357 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,010
9 mapped stops · furthest 662 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$153,570
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7.8 yrs
2013-06-07 → 2021-04-09
Power rating
1501
peak 1501 · #3156 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest SMOKIN on the Summit
- 2021
- First call Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9656 Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2024
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Poosa Q
- Peak power rating (1501) Poosa Q
- 2025
- First overall top-10 Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score663.3828 Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Most recent contest Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.9 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| +11.5 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
| +6.4 | Poosa Q | 2022-05-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | SMOKIN on the Summit | 2013-06-07 |
| -7.3 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
| -4.3 | Smoke on the Falls | 2022-04-08 |
| -4.3 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-03-12 |
| -0.3 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival | 2021-11-12 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | — | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 20% | 96.3% | 96.3% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 130.6% | 104.6% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 77% | 91.7% | 90.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 81.6% | 81.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Platte City, MO | 9 / 14 (663.3828) | 5 (173.7256) | — | 9 (165.7144) | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 12 / 59 (346.8456) | 15 (174.2856) | 16 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 19 / 73 (340.5028) | 20 (170.8228) | 20 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 27 / 72 (331.9316) | 34 (162.2516) | 14 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 34 / 34 (327.3600) | 36 (163.3828) | 30 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 19 / 26 (470.1484) | 24 (142.8344) | 21 (157.0512) | 6 (170.2628) | — |
| 2021-11-12 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival 🏅 Biloxi, MS | 11 / 18 (659.9656) | 11 (162.8684) | 7 (167.4172) | 17 (156.5256) | 6 (173.1544) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 35 / 38 (322.2056) | 16 (169.1084) | 40 (153.0972) | — | — |
| 2013-06-07 | SMOKIN on the Summit Lees Summit, MO | 78 / 81 (587.4282) | 37 (161.7144) | 78 (139.9998) | 80 (135.4284) | 62 (150.2856) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #285 (125 pts) | #321 (110 pts) | #331 (105 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #307 (85 pts) | #325 (85 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #191 (176 pts) | #156 (246 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1093 (113 pts) | #1146 (113 pts) | #1010 (148 pts) | #1267 (83 pts) | #906 (158 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (105 pts) | #267 (60 pts) | — | — |